Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 73°42′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Isabelle Perreault
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	104.60 km2 (40.39 sq mi)
• Land	97.79 km2 (37.76 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,134
• Density	32.0/km2 (83/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.6%
• Dwellings	2,363
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1W0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 337 Route 343
Website	www.munsar.ca

Demographics

Population

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1529 (total dwellings: 2363)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 1.9%
• French as first language: 95.7%
• English and French as first language: 1.1%
• Other as first language: 1.3%

Education

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• École de Saint-Alphonse[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[8]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References